Weapon.



G. KOMADINA.

WEAPON.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJM. \916.

1.209,;169. Patented Dec. 19,1916.

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OF DAWSON, NEW MEXICO.

WEAPON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application filed August 24, 1916. Serial No. 116,806.

I '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnoncn KoMAmNA, asubject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Dawson, in thecounty of Colfax and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Weapons, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in weapons.

The primary object of the invention is th provision of a weapon having aprojectable bayonet shiftably arranged longitudinally thereof readilyoperable by the hand of the operator.

A'further object of the, device is the arrangement of a shiftablebayonet upon the weapon readily projectable to its operative positionwhereby the weapon may be employed as a knife or dagger, the saidbayonet being automatically retractable when released.

\Vith these general objects in view and others that will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same con sists in thenovel combination and arrange ment of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and then claimed.

In'the drawings application and in c aracters refer to correspondingparts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a side elevation of apistol provided with the present "device the latter being illustrated inits projected operative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view thereof withthe bayonet retracted. Fig. 3- is a top plan view of the same arrangedas illustrated in Fig. 1, and ig. 4 is a side elevation of a portion ofthe oppqosite side of the device from that shown in ig. 1. a

The present device broadly consists of the employment of a pointedcutting member or bayonet 10 shiftably arranged upon the barrel.11 ofapistol 12 by means of a bracket 13'having a perforation 14 through whichthe bayonet slidabl extends. An actuating ayonet 10 consists in thebarrel 11 adjacent the rear end 16' thereof by means of 7a pin 17 whiletheforward end of the lazy tcngs .is pivotally attached to the rear endof the bayonet 10 by the pin 18. I

One of the rear links l9 of the lazy tongs forming a part of this whichlike designating operating lever 20 areuate in form normally held awayfrom the barrel 11 with the lazy tongs in operative position by means ofan arm 21 carried by the other rear link 22 of the lazy tongs, it beingunderstood that a spring 23 resiliently connects the free end of the arm21 with the grip portion or stock 24. of the pistol. The rear end of thebayonet 10 is pivoted between the forward links 25 of the lazy tongs,which links have hooked ends 26 adapted for fitting over the oppositeprojecting ends of a pin 27 transversely carried by the bayonet 10. Thebayonet 10 is normally arranged in its retracted inoperative position asillustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings by means of the spring 23, thesame being readily projected to the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and3 by forcing the lever 20 downwardly in flat partially encirclingengagement with the adjacent side of the barrel 11 and in wh ch positionthe lazy tongs will be outstretched and operatively maintained in thatposition by means of the aforesaid engaging hooks 26 and a latch 28. Thesaid latch 28 is pivoted to the barrel 11 at a point 29 on the oppositeside thereof from the lazy tongs and has a hook 30 for engaging over thefree end of the lever 20 and locking the latter when the lazy tongs areopen.

11 expansion spring 31 normally holds the latch 28 elevated against astop pin 32 and in a position for engagement with the lever 20. When thedevice is so arranged with the bayonet projected, the 'free end 33 ofthe latch 28 may be depressed against the action of the spring 31 forreleasin the lever 20 whereupon the spring 23 wil re tract the lazytongs to bring the bayonet 11 to its inward normal inoperative osition.A ready bayonet means is thus rovided for a weapon, the same being easiy projected and automatically retracted when desired bein released bythe operator.

That I claim as new is 1. A bayonet attachment for firearms comprising abayonet longitudinally adjacent the arrel thereof, a lazy tongs operatively connected between the said and and bayonet, an operating leveradapted for unfold1ng said lazy tongs, a retaining latch for the saidlever when the bayonet is operatively ositioned and automatic retractmgmeans or the said lazy tongs lease of the said latch.

2. A device of the class described comprising in combination, lth

a pistol having a arranged upon the rebarrel and a stock, a bracketlaterally pro jecting from the barrel, a bayonet slida ly arrangedthrough the bracket ongitudinally of the barrel extending forwardly ofthe latter when projected, a pin transversely e ried by the bayonetprojecting upon opposite sides thereof, a la?! tongs operating meanspivotally anchore at its inner. end adjacent the inner end of thebarrel, the apposite ends of the lazy tongs being pivot 1y attached tothe inner end of the eyenet with the adjacent links in hooked ar-'rangement adapted for retainin positioning over the ends of the saidpin w en the bayonet is-projected, an opening lever for the said lazytongs, and automatic closing means for the latter.

3. A device of the class described comprising a combination with apistol having a barrel anda stock, a bracket laterally projecting fromthe barrel, a bayonet shdably arranged through the bracketlongitudinally of the barrel, extending forwardly of the latter whenprojected, a pin transversely carthe bayonet projecting upon oppotongsoperatm at its inner en ried by site sides thereof, a laz meanspivotally anchore adjacent-the inner end of the barrel, the oppositeends of the lazy tongs bein pivotal'ly attached to the ixmer end of theayonet with the adjacent links in hooked arrangement adapted forretainin positioning over the ends of the said pin w en the bayonet isprojected, are opening lever and a closin arm carried by the rear linksof the said lazy tongs, a compression sprin between the free end of thesaid arm an .the said stock, the said lever being arcuate in formoverlying the said barrel and arranged in contact therewith when thelazy tongs is in its'open position with the bayonet lplrojected, and aspring pressed releasable 100 'n latch for the said lever pivotallycarried by the said barrel at the opposite side thereof from the saidlazy tongs.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE KOMADINA.

